According to the Effective Principles of Intervention, Subjecting Low-Risk Offenders

question 9

Multiple Choice

According to the effective principles of intervention, subjecting low-risk offenders to intensive interventions could:

• A) actually increase recidivism
• B) be a wise use of scarce resources since they are more open to change
• C) significantly reduce recidivism
• D) reduce their likelihood of being caught but not of committing more crimes

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Definitions:

Altruistic Behavior

Actions taken by an individual that are intended to help or benefit another person or group of people without the expectation of reward.

Increases

Situations in which there is a rise in number, volume, significance, or magnitude of a particular variable or condition.

Polarization

In social psychology, the phenomenon wherein a group's prevailing attitudes or beliefs become more extreme over time; in physics, it refers to the orientation of waves such that the oscillations occur in particular directions.

Group Discussion

A form of collaborative verbal interaction where multiple individuals address a topic or problem to reach a conclusion or share insights.